The Chevy Colorado will be GM's first mid-size pickup truck, and a companion to the bigger 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500, when it goes on sale next year. Before then, crowds at the 2013 LA Auto Show got their first look at the Colorado, which is set to take on the likes of the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan...Read More»
Today at High Gear Media, OnStar reports on the most helpful drivers in America and Green Car Reports is nominated for an award. Porsche is working on a plug-in hybrid Panamera and we spied the 2013 Land Rover Range Rover. All of this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection...Read More»
Back in October we reported that Chevrolet will be building and selling the next-generation Colorado mid-size pickup truck in the U.S. At that time we had no timeline to go along with the announcement. Today, GM Inside News (GMI) is reporting that the new Colorado is two years out for U.S. buyers...Read More»
If you’re a fan of midsize pickup trucks, we’ve got good news for you: Chevy has announced that the newly redesigned Colorado pickup will be built and sold in the United States. Unlike Ford, who opted not to bring its global Ranger pickup into the U.S., Chevy still feels that...Read More»
General Motors has announced the recall of 9,215 model year 2011 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups to replace a potentially defective automatic transmission adjustment clip. The existing clip, produced in China, may not retain the shift cable in the correct and indicated position, leading...Read More»
A couple of weeks ago, we brought you a teaser image for the next-gen Chevrolet Colorado Show Truck ahead of its unveiling at the Bangkok Auto Show. Today, Chevy has pulled the sheet off the truck, revealing a modern, forward-looking concept for what will be the brand's next global midsize pickup...Read More»
Yes, Bangkok has its own auto show, and the next-generation Chevrolet Colorado midsize pickup will be displayed there. Why Thailand? Chevy says pickups are key to its presence in Southeast Asia. But whatever the location, it's a preview of the global truck that we expect on our streets later this...Read More»
The laws of physics dictate that when a two-ton car hits a 150-pound rider on a 30-pound bicycle, the cyclist loses. Which is why drivers have an extra responsibility to be careful ... or so it used to be. Enter one Martin Joel Erzinger, a (presumably) wealthy Denver fund manager for Smith Barney...Read More»
PickupTrucks.com is reporting today that General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz skipped a mention of either the Chevrolet Colorado or the GMC Canyon when discussing the future of the company's product portfolio this morning. When asked about it, he indicated that the future of both models is...Read More»
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has rated five small and mid-size pickups and found that roof-crush protection isn't so good overall. The only truck of the five tested to earn the top rating of 'good'—just barely—was the 2010 Nissan Frontier (also sold, structurally similar...Read More»
The guys over at Pickuptrucks.com recently received some spy shots of what could be the next generation of the Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck. The test mule doesn't look much different than the current Colorado, save slightly different headlamps and a different front bumper. What is different...Read More»
